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Here are some free tools that helped me save money and work smarter during college.

Share class notes with Google Docs

Google Docs is like having Microsoft Word in your email account. Once you sign up, you have access to a word processor and spreadsheet application that can import and export files to and from Microsoft and Open Document formats. It doesn’t have all the features of Microsoft Office, but it’s good enough for most of the writing you’ll have to do during college. Best of all, you can give your friends access and editing privileges for your documents, enabling easy sharing of class notes and study guides, and efficient collaboration on projects.

A few years ago, getting notes for a class I missed meant I had to set up a time to meet, and either copy by hand or find a copy machine. Now, if I’m getting notes from a colleague who uses Google Docs, sharing notes with me takes 30 seconds and a couple of mouse clicks.